Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs White Star Apple

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Gambeya albida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Sapotaceae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Gambeya
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	White Star Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.